Lynbrook High School will hold a vigil and commemoration for Isla Vista stabbing victim Cheng Yuan “James” Hong. The event is scheduled for June 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the quad of the high school, 280 Johnson Ave., in San Jose.

Hong, a Lynbrook graduate in 2012, was one of three people stabbed to death in their apartment the night of May 23, allegedly by suspect Elliot Rodger. Police said Rodger then got into his car and shot and killed three people and injured more than a dozen others.

Isla Vista is a college coastal town west of Santa Barbara.

Via Services names Leslie Davis CEO

Leslie Davis has been named the new chief executive officer of Via Services. The former Via West director and vice president of programs has been managing both Via West day and residential offerings and First Step for the last three years.

Via Services offers programs and services that help adults and children with special needs achieve greater self-sufficiency. Via will be celebrating 70 years of service next year.

Atari honors city’s gaming heritage

In a nod to Sunnyvale’s video gaming history, the Sunnyvale Public Library is hosting an Atari party on June 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Digital Game Museum and Friends of the Sunnyvale Library.

Attendees will be able to play hundreds of Atari games using original consoles and hear from pioneers in the industry. At 11 a.m., former Atari engineer Dan Kramer will talk about how he created the Trak-Ball Controllers for the Atari 2600 as well as exhibit some prototype items from the early 1980s. At 2 p.m., PONG creator Al Alcorn will talk about the early days at Atari and his creation of the video game.

Atari had both corporate and manufacturing offices in Sunnyvale and produced the PONG consoles, the paddle controllers and some early console systems in the city. The first PONG game was installed in 1972 in Sunnyvale at Andy Capp’s Tavern, which is now Rooster T. Feathers.

The Sunnyvale Public Library is located at 665 W. Olive Ave. across from Sunnyvale City Hall. Parking is free and VTA line 54 serves the library.